Ostella Or the Faction of Love and Beauty Reconcil'd By I. T. [i.e. John Tatham] |
Vpon my leaving off the Company of Hellena.
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Vpon my leaving off the Company of Hellena.
I go from thee with a more willing Heart,than Pris'ners from their shackles can depart:
Or Camels from the Burthens they lay down,
or Men to fly Infection leave the Town.
I go from thee as from a house of Sin,
a Saint doth fly h'had been betrayed in.
I leave thee, as I'd leave my Robe of Woe,
or as I would my Misery forgo.
I leave thee with as hearty a Desire
as Sinners do there sins, when th' holy fire
Of Grace doth Beam into their Brests. Or they
when mounting Heaven-ward leave their Gaol of Clay.
I go (shame to thy Sex) I do, nor shall
Oceans of tears, or Gaoles of sighs recall
Me or my vows, the Crocodile I'le trust,
sooner than thee, and yield my self to dust;
I, and will first at the Hyæna's call
return to Death, with life end woes and all.
Yet i'le not leave behind me any Curse.
on thee, least I anticipate a worse
Which the just Gods intend to showre on thee,
for th' violation of thy vows to me
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the Gods, though slow, throw home their Punishment.
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